MainTor: WINX Tower Sold prior to Start of Construction, too

DIC Sells WINX Tower to Entrepreneur Susanne Klatten

Investment total approx. EUR 350 million

Landmark tower pre-let to 60 per cent, as previously reported

Well ahead of the start of construction work, DIC just sold the “WINX - The Riverside Tower,” an office high-rise with more than 42,000 sqm of commercial floor area on the MainTor estate, to entrepreneur Susanne Klatten. As reported about a week ago, roughly 60 per cent of the landmark tower are already let to Union Asset Management Holding AG (“Union Investment”). The property includes a portal building with a spectacular glazed lobby 11 metres tall. Construction of the 29-storey WINX Tower is scheduled to start at the beginning of 2015, with the tower to be completed before year-end 2017. Raised according to the plans of the architectural firm KSP Jürgen Engel, the development will add another conspicuous landmark building to Frankfurt's skyline. The total amount invested in the office tower will approximate EUR 350 million. Up to completion DIC will remain responsible for the entire project development, the realization of construction and the rental.

On the seller side, the transaction was facilitated by the estate agency BNP Paribas Real Estate and the law firm of bhp - Bögner Hensel & Partner, whereas the buyer was advised by the law firm Hogan Lovells and by Drees & Sommer AG.

With this deal in place, DIC has sold, prior to completion, all six of the sub-projects that form MainTor Quarter for a total volume of approximately EUR 750 million. Specifically, “MainTor Primus” was sold in June 2011, “MainTor Panorama” and “MainTor Patio” in August 2012, and “MainTor Porta” in December 2013, while most of the condominiums at “MainTor Palazzi” are also sold. The SDAX-listed company DIC Asset AG acts as co-investor and holds a 40 per cent interest in the development of the quarter.

Ulrich Höller, CEO of DIC: “The WINX Tower represents the highlight of the MainTor estate and simultaneously its largest component. The very early sale to a renowned investor has once again confirmed the attractiveness of MainTor, and will expedite the overall development of this urban quarter going forward.”

About DIC:

DIC (Deutsche Immobilien Chancen), a company active throughout Germany and based in Frankfurt, was founded in 1998 and, with its investment philosophy and its focus on the German market, is one of the most prominent and successful firms in Germany specialising in commercial real estate transactions. Its business activities include portfolio and asset management, which are handled by its SDAX-listed company, DIC Asset AG, as well as project developments and joint venture investments. It currently holds approximately 33 per cent of DIC Asset AG. The real estate investments managed by the DIC Group currently amount to approximately EUR 3.8 billion. Its shareholders are investment companies, several insurance companies, international investors and family offices.